Means for transferring and guiding glass into molds



G AND GUIDI-NG GLASS INTO MOLDS Filed Apri; 29, 17918' i 3 sheets-sheet 1 asNvENToR sep-t. 21,1926. y 1,600,488

J.' F. RULE LKIKANS. FOR TRASFERRING AND GUIDING GLASS INTO MOLDS Filed April 29, 91g s sheets-sheet 2 @4f/f' sept. 211 1926.

J. F. RULE MEANS FOR T RANsF'ERRING AND GUIDING GLASS INTO MCLDS Filed April 29, 1918" s sheets-sheet 5 Y wfm v Patented e'pt. 2l, 1926. 4 Unirse sra'rns raramorFIci-..

JOHN F. RULE, F TOLED, GHIO, ASSEGNOR TO. THE @WENS BOTTLE COMPANY, F

TOLEDO, OHO, A. CORPORATON OF GEIQ.

MEANS FOR TRANSFRRING AND GUXDNG GLASS INTO MQLDS.

Application filed April 29, 1918. Serial 3io, 231,328. i

Mv invention relates to means tor direct- Figurev 4 is a part sectional elevation of -55 ing charges of molten glass into .molds or receptacles, and is particularly designed for use in charging the molds on a continuously rotating machine. v

In the manufacture of bottles, tumblers and other glass articles which are formed in molds, it is customary to transfer the molten glass from the furnace to the molds either in the form oi gobs or charges of the proper size for forming the articles, or to flow the glass in a stream into the molds.

Sometimes a combination of these methods is employed. The molds are ordinarily mounted on a machine having a step by step rotation so that the molds are brought successively into position to receive a charge,

and are held stationary While the charge is introduced. i

A continuously rotating. machine is much more rapid in operation than an intermittentmachine, and possesses important mechanical advantages. `W ith such a' machine, hovvever, the molds are in charging position only for an instant as they pass the charging pointV so that it is difficult or impossible to drop the glass into the mold, unless some. special provision is made for guiding the. glass.

An object ot the present invention is to overcome this ditliculty by providing practical means to guide the glass into thefmoi- 'ing molds, such guiding means beingr operative through a considerable range of movement ot the molds.

In its' preferred torni the mrention comprises a series of guides moving continuonsly in a horizontal circular or closed path, each guide heingin the torni o't' a vtunnel with its upper end or mouth elongated in thcdirection of its movement. As each mold approaches ,the charging station. one ot said tunnels or guides is brought into position vover the mold and in register therewith to direct the charge of glass into the mold.

Other features oi' the invention andthe exact nature thereof will appear hereinafter. Referring to the .accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view ot means for diretting the glass 'Ito the molds. 'Figure '2 is' a part sectional elevation of the same. Figure 3 is a plan View, partly diagrammatic, qf a 'modified construction.

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Figure 5 is a diagrammatic plan showing an arrangement in which the number or-,itun-v nel guides is equal to the number ot molds on the mold table;l Figures 6 and 7 are Views similar to Figures 3 and 4 respectively, showinga somewhat modified arrangement. The molten glass 10 (Fig. 7) may be sipplied from a` continuous melting tank il -from which the glass flows into a boot or extension 12. The glass'flows in a continuons stream through a iow opening 13 in the bottom of the boot into a sectional cup 14 in which" it accumulates to 'form gobs or charges 15. y bottom 'tor the cup 111-. When a portion of .the charge has accumulated in the cup ther knife is withdrawn. and later the cup secr tions separate, permitting the accumulated charge to drop. -The cup sections then close and the knife operates to sever the discharged gob from the oncoming stream ofv glass and closes the bottom ot the cup so that the glass again accumulates.

Thefn'iechanism for operating the divided cup and imite may be the saine as disclosed in the co-pending application of Joseph B. Graham, Serial Number 124,697. This mechanism comprises a continuously rotatingI shaft 17 'carrying a cam 18 which operates the cupsections. The knife 16 which is oarried on an arm L19 is actuated `bya cam 20, the latter being driven by the shaft 1T, which makes one complete rotation for eachcharge of glass. The above mechanism shows` onev ot' the various methods which may be employed tor supplying gobs or chai ges of glass to be introduced into the forming molds, but in itsel'tl forms no part of the present invention.

lReferring to Figures 1 and `Q which i1lustrate one form of my invention, a series of guides or direct-ing devices Q1 are mounted on radial arms 22 of a continuously rotating spider or carrier 23, The guides or tunnels Q1 are carried on arms 24 mounted for radial movement on the spider arms 22. The radial vposition oi the guides QLis controlled by a stationary cam on which run cam rolls 2G carried by the arms :2i- Springs 2T hold the rolls 26 against the cam.

Forming molds 2S mounted on a continu- A. knife 16 forms a temporary v the ciip il. lhe Tunnels 2l are onsly rotating rnolfl tehle 29 ere brought successively into Charging position beneiilli arranged to the cop und molti, heine; brought successively into re 'rter with the successive molds 'While the le lter are passing the charging station, so that the relis are guided into the inoltl The :funnel 2l is ir. register with the molti' not. only when 'the latter is directly beneath the pass between Cup lll, lint i owing io the movement ot the fonnels with the molds, the opening El() in the bottom of the funnel renieins direetlypver and, in reg ister with the mold opening, for seine time. The charge of gloss is thus eoenretely directed'. into the inoltl7 the errongenient permitting the discharge oit the glass into the mold et, any time while the unnei is beneath the accumulating cup 3.6i or the iliovv openinm Referring to Figure l, it Will he seen that the discharge openings 30 of the :tunnels travel in an are 3l except; ivliile in operative position heneeth the flow openinf. At the points 32 enti 33 the ero 3l intersects the are Sil?, 'the letter representing the path olt travel of the molds. ln order that the opening 30 shell follow the are Selbetween the points lil-2 :intl 33 end tiros maintain the disch-orgie opening' directly over the i'noltl., the cern 25 is formed with e reentrent. portion 2,5, shaped to accomplish this purpose. it will thus he seen that the center or disohnrge opening; B0 of the i'lunnel remains in register Wish the molti during" the tre-vel of lhe latter e distance, it being through e considerato understood that the speed oi the mold anni funnel are equal. :in order that the funnel may remain in operative relation to the oop lil while it is in register with the mold, seid funnel is elongated in the direetion of its travel enel also hes its ends curved inwardly toward their center of rotation. funnel 2i is shown in broken lines 3G l) et. one iiinit of its opera-tive position. the end of the funnel being loeneeth the 'iovv Opern ine; thus clearly indicating' how the gloss may he guided intro the molti While the hitter is a considerable distance beyond the gol?. forming one if@ it iviii he seen thetthe present. invention "iovifl" ineens for accurately guiding the goles ok l 'nto the continuously moving `nolois in ri ien the ironsii'er of goh to 'the niohl taires piece lieiiore or eviter the molti reaches clim-ging zo tion oiirectly 'benenii the forming ciro. l further provides i1or directing; Ythe giiiiss to the niolil when tl e is more or .less stream or flow from the elfi. in pree'ieerthi. sie? l s turned to sever the goh n onori its discharge lroin the out permit e ii'eventioii is in the nature of a tail or extension 'of the goh :intl is readily directed to the mold by the elongated guide 2l. The funnel eerriex' 2H keyed to o Continuously rotating shell 231 driven from :i shaft-232 through bevelgears The shaft, 232 is driven in synchroniser with the inolfl table so that the ilonnels ere brought serie'irn into register with thenioltls es above described.

Figures enti illustrate o. modified arrangement wherein the gabs of glass ere carried down en inclined vchute 3T and drop thr'ogh the guides 2l into the rnolds Q8. This arrangement permits the mold cerrying ninchine to he pleeefl farther :from he fui-noce :intl in any desired position relative to the 'flow openine'. The guides 2l are in this instance carried on ii spider 38 mounted on e shaft 39 driven hy e sprocket chain l0 geared to the eem sheit i7. The guides 21 aire here shown as rigidly connected to the spider, no 'provision being inode for radial movement ot the guides. Vith this arrangement the .formels or guides remain in exact register with the inolols a -sonfievvhety shorter length oi time. They operate, however, with sutlicienl; zicouraoy for practical purposes if the s yi'iehronizing of the gob discharging apparatus with the movement of thel molds is reasonobly close. Also, h v melting the discharge opening- 3U of the funnel slightly smaller than the znoltl opening the funnel con guide the to lle inolcl so long; as the' funnel is 'beneath the cop or flow open The path of the guides l is substantially tangent to that or the molds whiie co operating with the latter.

Figure errengen'ient in which the nuniher of funnel guioles 2i is equal to the number of molds 28. The relative number of molds enel ininels may, of eourse, he varied ns desired.

Figures 5 enti Y show an arrangement in which the funnel-s ere disposed directly heneeth the hoot 1;?. A rotary shaft Lll is su penfleil from the hoot; intl driven hy e gear el?, meshing; with pinion on the com shelt i7. Although the :invention is herein shown as used with e flowing device7 supplying the glass to e single set of mold-ss i'n'wiil he understood that it is equally adapted for use with ineohenisms by which the charges ot lo i are directed, alternately or succesto e number of machines or sets of molds from si siiip'le i'ioivingg device.

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sliding4 eont'ecty therewith es passes to the' mold. The guides are thus clearly @listinmv guishen. from transfer cops7 inolo's or other receptacles which. serve es eonteiriers to receiveand hold the charges of glass for a greater or less interval of time, and in vwhich thecharges may be carried from'one position to another'.

Variations other than those herein indicated may be resorted to within the spirit f each guide remaining in register with its mold during an extended portion of its travel, and means to feed charges of molten lass to said guides at a feeding point past w. ich each guide travels While in register with' its mold, the guide being` elongated in the direction of its travel to remain in register with the feeding point during its period of registry with the mold.

2. The combination with a glass forming machine comprising a series of molds revolving continuously in a closed path, of a series of tunnels revolving continuously in a dif- 4ferent closed path about a stationary Aairis and brought successively over and in regis. ter with the successive molds, said paths cornprisingl parallel portions in which the molds and tunnels travel While in register.

3. The combination ot' a series of molds moving continuously in a closed path, and a series of guides through which charges of glass are delivered by gravity into the molds,

said guides revolving continuously about a stationary axis in a different closed path from that of the molds and brought successively' into register with the molds, each guide moving at the same speed and in the same direction with its mold 'for a substantial distance while in register therewith.

a. Means tor guiding charges otmolten glass comprising a carrier rotatlng continu- -ously about a stationary axis, guides mounted thereon for radial movement. a cam controlling said radial movement, said cam formed to cause the ,guides during a portion ot' their travel to move in the arc of a circle eccentric to the axis of rotation of said carrier, said guides formed to direct charges of glass dropped from a point above to a point below the 1 ijuides without stopping' or' materially ret-aiding the'movement of the glass.

5. Means i'or guiding charges of molten glass comprisingr a continuously rotating carrier, guides mounted thereon for radial movement, a cam controlling Said radial movement, said cam formed to cause the guides to move, during a portion of their rotation, in the arc Oi' a circle lwhose center is external to the path ot' the guides, said guides formed to direct charges ot glass dropped Vfrom a point above to a point below the guides without stopping or materially retarding the movement of the glass.

6. The combination with` means for forming gobs of molten glass, of a continuously rotating mold table, molds thereon brought successively to charging position beneath the gob forming means, guides moving about stationary axis in a circular path eccentric to and overlapping that of the molds, and means to impart to the guides While within range of the molds, a radial movement without interrupting their movement about said axis, to thereby cause the guides to register with the molds during an extended portion of their movement, said guides while in reg" ister with the molds being beneath said gob forming means in position to direct the gobs into the molds. 7. The combination with means for forming gobs of molten glass, of a continuously rotating mold table, molds thereon brought successively to charging position beneath the gob forming means, guidesmoving in a circular path eccentric to and overlapping that ot' the mold at a position beneath the gob forming means, and means to impart a.y radial movement to the guides while traversing said overlapping portion of their path, to thereby maintain the guides in register with the molds during an extended portionv of their movement, the guides being'v inclined in their direction of travel so that they remain in register with the gob 'forming means while in register with the molds.

8, The combination with a charging station, of a mold carriage rotatable continuously about a vertical axis, an annularseries of molds carried thereon and brought suecessively to the charging station. an annular series of funnel shaped guides, a carrier for the guides, means to rotate the carrier continuously about a stationary vertical axis jin synchronism with the rotation of the mold carriage, seid guides traveling in a plane l above the molds and arranged to be brought serially labove and int`o register with the respective molds as the latter pass the charging station. and means tto cause each mold and its guide to travel in parallelism While passing,r the charging' station, the guides be ing arranged to receive charges of glass from' a point directly over said station and direct them into the molds.

9. The combination with a charging station, of a mold carriage rotatable continu ously about a vertical axis, an annular series of molds carried thereon and brought successively to the charging station, an annular series of tunnel shaped guides` a carrier for the guides, means to rotate the carrier about a vertical axis in synchronism with the rotation of the mold carriage, said guides traveling in a plane above the molds and arranged to be brought serially above and into register with the respective molds asthe lat- -ter pass *eine charging station, the guides i eing mounted for radial movement, and Ineens @o eontroi seid radiai movemen and canse the vguides to remain in register with the molds during un extended portion. of their treveL. he guides also being extended in their direction of travel i0 remain in cimrge reeiving position while traveling in register i with the moitie.

f 10. Tile combination with n series 'of molds moving in u circuler path, of e, series o guides revolving continuously about a .stationary axis and thereby brought successively into position 5o register with die suocessive molds, ineens to cause ehe guides to move radially of said exis while in register with the molds and thereby canse each guide to remain in register with its mold during an extended, portion of its iravel, und means to feed charges ol molen glass to seid guides at a feeding;r point pesi which each guide travels while in register .with its mold, the guide being exemled in the dirertion of its travel to remain in register with the. feeding point'` duringr iis period of registry with the mold.

Signed :it Toledo, in tile county of Lucas nd Smic {liio this 27th day oi April,

JOHN R RULE. 

